Looking for Rohmer
“When the quest for truth becomes an inner journey.”
2018•1h 23m•4.5•Released
DramaRomance
The first homosexual love story themed movie to receive approval for theatrical release in China. The film follows the initial meeting of, and the subsequent secret relationship between Zhao Jie and Rohmer. They decide to travel to Tibet together. During their travels they are involved in an incident which leads to the death of a child. Although they are not responsible, they feel a lot of guilt. They quarrel about it and end up going separate ways. Later Zhao Jie learns that Rohmer has been in an accident on a glacier and, torn with remorse for not having helped him enough after the earlier incident, Zhao Jie goes to find him.
Director
Wang Chao
Writer
Wang Chao
Budget
$8M
Languages
French, Mandarin, Tibetan
Studio
Reboot Films
Cast
Jérémie Elkaïm
Rohmer
Han Geng
Zhao Jie
Alice de Lencquesaing
Rohmer's fiancée
Hélène Vincent
Rohmer's mother
Renaud Cohen
Thomas Fiquet
Foreign Man
Deng Ziyi
Production
Company
Reboot Films
Producer
Olivier Aknin
Producer
Lv Jianmin
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